Shockingly it’s intimated that hardworking players get between 250, ,000 shillings. It’s also said that the rugby union has also not yet cleared their match day allowances. “I want to play in a national team and be the best rugby player for Ghana,” she told AFP on the sidelines of a schools sevens tournament. Platinum Credit Heathens captain Michael Wokorach says winning the ForteBet Real Stars sports monthly award for best rugby player of April is motivation for him going into the rest of the season. Uganda Rugby 7s captain Michael Wokorach has led the national team to the Africa Cup trophy which earned the national team double tickets to the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games. At home, his club, Heathens enjoyed a historic unbeaten season.

• Bookies favored Los Pumas to shine in France during July’s series.
• Australia plans to line up the same squad that thrashed Georgia last month with only a few additions.
• Ghana is a member of Rugby Africa, one of the six regional associations of World Rugby, which organises games the length and breadth of the continent.
• We are doing good with the little we are receiving, if it’s made better, then we shall we able to show the world that Uganda has very good talent.
• No wonder, in the quarter-final game, the Rugby Cranes were not in the right physical shape to withstand the battering of their neighbours, Kenya.
• The Women’s rugby league defending champions Black Pearls have sent out a statement on their readiness to defend the Women’s Rugby Premiership League this year.

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Rugby Sevens Cranes head coach Tolbert Onyango has added four new faces to his roster to broaden the base as the tight schedule nears. They include Malcom Okello (Heathens), William Lukwago (Mongers), Mubarak Wandera (Pirates) and last season’s league top point scorer Robin Odrua from Mongers. The Uganda Rugby Sevens teams will launch their new season’s preparations with a trip to South Africa this weekend for the inaugural edition of the Willem Strauss International Rugby Sevens Tournament. The coach and sports administrator has been serving different roles at the club, including the secretary general. The All Blacks are fresh off a one-sided 47-5 thrashing against Fiji in the International Rugby Union. According to assistant coach Jason Ryan, his team has prepared for every challenge the teams in the RC will pose.

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That year, he was asked by the rugby captain of his house, Ernest Akorebirungi, to join their team during inter-house competitions. “I had never played rugby, but I was told that I only had to run when given the ball.” “I agreed since there wouldn’t be a lot of contact,” he said. While speaking to BBC Sport recently, Herbert Mensah, the president of Africa Rugby, spoke of how Uganda’s rugby was on the rise. But he noted that Uganda needed more international funding to realize more milestones like consistent appearance in global tournaments. Davis Shimwa, 22, is the one player on the Rugby Cranes squad that will be hoping for a debut.

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Emmanuel Elipili, the Nile Leopard Rugby Club Team manager who also doubles as Nile Leopards team Captain, said he is equally happy because of the improvement the men’s side has registered though without a trophy. Black Pirates’ flyhalf William Nkore will captain the squad in Munich with Alex Aturinda and Norbert Okeny as his assistants. But at Melwood on Wednesday afternoon, he promised the Reds would, like the All Blacks, refuse to rest on their laurels and would continue to hunt further success.

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In the women’s competition, Australia and New Zealand “have lifted the game to new levels,” he said, with women’s rugby “driving the growth of the sport as a whole.” In the worst case scenario, Onyango and his charges will be hoping to make it to the Olympics repechage. Senegal coach Sekou Sakho on Friday revealed that the decision to include a majority of players from France was a strategic one aimed to assemble the best possible team to compete at the Rugby Africa Cup. Indeed, the Senegalese squad is dominated by players from French clubs, with 21 out of the 28 players plying their trade in the French Championship.

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“I decided to go into the Islamic school in order to change that perception they have when you are playing rugby (that) ‘rugby is not for ladies or girls to play’,” she said. Accra, Ghana

• I think I can still achieve more in years left in my rugby career and I want to give it my all so that I can finish on a high.
• At home, his club, Heathens enjoyed a historic unbeaten season.
• Rugby Sevens is a fast-paced, dynamic version of the game and players will be “among the fittest, fastest, and strongest” athletes at the Olympics, added Gilpin.
• New Zealand ranks second at 42% while Australia and Argentina are underdogs.
• Cheslin Kolbe is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Tokyo Sungoliath in the Japan Rugby League One and the South Africa national team.
• Their support and generosity were clear and all the visiting 13 teams and officials left Uganda in ‘high’ spirits and got a glimpse of our potential hosts for future tournaments.
• The side got off to a great start with a win over the hosts Tunisia on Saturday at 11 am, with Grace Auma scoring two tries and converting once, a performance head coach Charles Onen credited to teamwork.
• “Right now, you don’t know how many clubs in and out of Africa are interested in you, so you need to hold your heads high,” he said.

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Besides remuneration and opposition fans, for him, opposition from his parents has been a great challenge. “I believe I would have been way ahead in this game if it wasn’t for that.” “If you called your parents after winning a tournament and they didn’t seem happy for you, it can be a challenge,” he said. “They are my small village, and they are supposed to support me even before the outside world.” Nevertheless, he says he is building a legacy. One day, they decided to imitate what they had seen the older boys doing. “We didn’t know the basics of the game.” The tackles were kicks. You would jump, kick your friend, and make sure they fell.

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Yvonne Najjuma the Thunderbirds captain has made it clear they are back. “The League is only interesting when you have different teams break the dominence. We are back in this competition, come rain come sunshine. We are ready to play, the grace period for all this noise is done and dusted”. Conrad Wanyama picked up an interest in rugby in 2008, when he was in primary seven at St. Savio Junior School, Kisubi. They would peep into St. Mary’s College Kisubi, also known as SMACK, before the school’s wall fence was built and watch the students play rugby.

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The fans braved the Day 2 downpour and it was clear that something big was bound to happen. In 2019, he played his first World Cup qualifier against the Namibia team in Namibia. “Since I was new to the fall, I swore to myself that I would take Uganda places,” Wanyama said. In 2022, they represented Uganda at the World Cup qualifiers in France.

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However, just like any other sportsman, he says, “Sportsmen in Uganda are not yet as highly valued as compared to those in other countries,” which is a challenge. They’ll need to beat 11 others teams for the solitary remaining ticket to Paris in the Olympic Repechage set for June in Monaco, France. Besides the sevens, the highlight will be the much-awaited Rugby Africa Cup to be hosted for the first time in Uganda from July at the newly-refurbished Namboole Stadium. This edition’s inclusion of female teams from Rwanda highlighted the event’s expanding reach and inclusivity.

But to do that, logistics are needed, that can enable players from which the Rugby Cranes is picked, to train a lot more than the two times in a week. But to consider that for Uganda to secure fifth place ahead of Senegal, they needed extra-time of 20 minutes, and then a late penalty by Joseph Aredo, to win it in sudden death, was a concern. World Rugby ranks Uganda at number 36, while Senegal are at number 61.

Japan will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup and the winner is regarded as the best rugby side on the planet. I visit home three times yearly for personal reasons and utilize the opportunity when summoned to the national https://ababet.org/ rugby team. This helps me visit family especially my mother, siblings, and friends as well as my projects. Meanwhile Rams’ female side Ewes will host former champions Thunderbirds at Legends away from home.

• The Lady Rugby Cranes showcased their prowess, overpowering Zambia with a victory to secure a bronze medal.
• New Zealand ranks second at 42% while Australia and Argentina are underdogs.
• At home, his club, Heathens enjoyed a historic unbeaten season.
• Rugby Sevens is a fast-paced, dynamic version of the game and players will be “among the fittest, fastest, and strongest” athletes at the Olympics, added Gilpin.
• Cheslin Kolbe is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for Tokyo Sungoliath in the Japan Rugby League One and the South Africa national team.
• Now, they have a mix of young and experienced players who’ve been playing passionately for their country.

Surely, we shall be more dangerous than we have been today.” Odong said, adding they not worried about the coming matches because the zeal and commitment to sailing to the top is keeps rising every day. Godwin Kayangwe, the president of the Uganda Rugby Union described the teams’ success as very exciting for the sports sector. Thereafter, he signed up for a one-year deal with Walukuba Rugby Club in Jinja, where he played in the 2018–19 season with the help of his coach at the time, Leonard Lubambula. Bamwesigye, who now plays for Rhinos Rugby Club, said Aturinda was more interested in football at the time while he was more interested in rugby.

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Pool matches often consist of several games in a ‘best out of’ format and players attempt to win as many games as needed to win the match. This has forced some of the senior players on the team to forge a way forward and that’s a strike which will be held very soon if they are not worked on in time. I went on to play rugby in high school and joined Heathens in 2008. In 2009, I joined the Uganda Rugby national team both 7s and 15s. Basically, I have had a good journey and I achieved a lot personally and also with my teams; Uganda and Heathens. I think I can still achieve more in years left in my rugby career and I want to give it my all so that I can finish on a high.

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“With the preparations we have had as a team, the gel and bonding we are ready for any team that comes our way. We are coming in strong to defend our title and key for us will be team work” Black Pearls senior players Emily Lekuru revealed. The biggest game was always to be against the Kenya Shujaas. We have previously beaten Kenyan sides but they always claimed to present their 2nd teams. We clearly beat them and they were humble in defeat as we were gracious in victory. We clearly showed that we were heads and shoulders above the competition.

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The only reason I defeated them was their lack of regular practice but their skill is still in tact. I would love to play them again when their form is back like in the old days at the Namilyango Pyramid. Rugby’s rules are designed to encourage skill, teamwork, and strategic play, while ensuring player safety as well. The sport’s global popularity and the dedication of millions of players demonstrate the enduring appeal of rugby, emphasizing both its competitive nature and its commitment to sportsmanship. “I’m happy we got a win, it’s good for us but as a coach, I think we still have a lot more to do on the pitch. We have several things that we need to improve especially making sure that all the 16 men are firing.

All his life up until senior four, Alex Aturinda played football just like most boys. In 2014, while in senior four at Ntare School, he fractured his tibia during one of the football games, forcing him to retire from the sport. In fact, he is the one player that is a surprise pick for many rugby fans, considering those players left out for him. Shimwa, a 6ft 2” tall athlete, has been playing in the top flight for Rhinos since 2019.

Like some of the girls she trains, Inusah, 28, also wears a hijab when she plays and laughs at the idea that Muslim women can’t play the sport. The Government Chief Whip, Hamson Obua in his remarks, hailed the teams and the leadership of the Uganda Rugby Union for setting a high standard in Ugandan sports. A formidable force on the pitch, combining physical strength and a reserved personality, Aturinda plays as a loose forward for the Stanbic Black Pirates and the Uganda Rugby Sevens teams. He possesses good speed, agility, and a strong ball grip, which make him fit for the role. Lubambula described Aturinda as a brilliant athlete who always wants to better himself. “All the years I coached him, he executed leadership skills and was always at the forefront of any team decision, leading his teammates to better performance,” he said.

He fell in love with rugby when his brother, Kevin Wanyama, joined SMACK. “He was sharing stories about how fancy the game was and how much respect you get when you play it,” he said. Coach ‘Bobby’ as he is fondly called will have to immediately take the players focus away from the goings on off pitch and try together with Brian to steer the team back to focus on the tasks ahead. Jurgen Klopp has explained how lessons from the world’s most famous rugby union side have helped him throughout his managerial career. Players must release the ball, and teammates must bind together to drive over it or maintain possession. The ball must be passed backward or sideways, not thrown forward.

South Africa leads the odds with a 60% implied probability of winning. New Zealand ranks second at 42% while Australia and Argentina are underdogs.

Compare that to this time, when they again lost to Zimbabwe at the same stage, it was by two points, being the result in favour of a team that were eventual champions. Two years ago in Marseille, France, where the last Africa Rugby Cup was held, Uganda finished fifth. While the position this time did not change, the performance two years on looked better.

Arguably the world’s best 15-a-side player, France’s Dupont will be the biggest draw after controversially pulling out of the Six Nations to focus on Olympic glory. The Rugby Sevens kicks off Wednesday at the Stade de France, two days ahead of the opening ceremony, with around 550,000 fans expected to attend over six days. The Paris Olympics will be a “coming of age” moment for Rugby Sevens, World Rugby’s chief executive said Tuesday, on the eve of a tournament starring global legend Antoine Dupont.

• Wanyama plans on playing professional rugby in the future.
• We are coming in strong to defend our title and key for us will be team work” Black Pearls senior players Emily Lekuru revealed.
• Although that may have proved to be a consolation, and clearly one many home fans possibly hang onto to ease the disappointment of not winning, Mudoola noted that the team’s struggle on defence still left him puzzled.
• “So, that is the stage where the lady’s team is, but the date of the qualifiers hasn’t been given to us.
• But at Melwood on Wednesday afternoon, he promised the Reds would, like the All Blacks, refuse to rest on their laurels and would continue to hunt further success.
• In 2009, while in senior one at Namilyango College, he played his first soccer game against senior two students, whom they lost to.
• We are back in this competition, come rain come sunshine.

In the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens’ 50-year history, we have been the event’s Official Sponsor since 1988. This injury ruled him out of games for close to three months, therefore delaying his first appearance on the national team. Because he was the only player on the team who took longer to appear, it was upsetting for him to see his teammates train and play without him. Surprisingly, Aturinda stopped playing football and joined rugby, which is considered a dangerous game by many. “When I was recovering, that was the same time my friends started persuading me into playing rugby,” he said.